Thalma de Freitas (Rio de Janeiro, May 14, 1974) is a Brazilian actress, singer and composer.
The daughter of the composer, conductor and pianist , at 14 she began studying singing and acting at the Teatro Escola MacunaÃÂma. She made her acting debut in 1992, in a stage production of Hair, and in 1996 she debuted on television in the Rede Manchete telenovela Xica da Silva. She then got her an exclusive contract with TV Globo, during which she starred in over a dozen telenovelas.
She made her recording debut in 2004, with the album Thalma. The same year, she was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the Gramado Film Festival for her performance in Joel Zito Araújo's Filhas do Vento.
In 2012, she performed at the closing ceremony of the London Paralympics together with Carlinhos Brown and Os Paralamas do Sucesso. As a composer, she has collaborated with a variety of artists including Gal Costa, Mariana Aydar, Gaby Amarantos, Ed Motta and Filipe Catto. She also collaborated with Kamasi Washington on three albums. Her 2019 album Sorte!, in collaboration with composer John Finbury, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Latin Jazz Album category.
Married to photographer Brian Cross, with whom she had a daughter, since 2012 she lives in Los Angeles.